The most recent issue of the newsletter from Ohio State University advises gardeners to clean out remaining weeds, particularly winter annuals such as chickweed and annual bluegrass. Remove and compost old vegetable plants, and be sure to get rid of any diseased plant parts from ornamental or food plants.

The Swedish home-furnishings retailer has announced that LED is the only kind of lighting it will sell starting in 2016, according to a report in Illumination in Focus. It's also changing more than 1 million light sources in its stores to LED and other forms of highly efficient lighting, the report said.